diff --git a/docs/roadmap/remediation.md b/docs/roadmap/remediation.md
index 974ce93..170ba05 100644
--- a/docs/roadmap/remediation.md
+++ b/docs/roadmap/remediation.md
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@ Diff, catalogs, JSON output, consumer migrations, publication tooling, and
 concurrent-dispatch guarantees are deliberate deferrals, not missing initial
 architecture. The issues below affect behavior within the implemented structure.
 
+- R-02 complete: inline document starts are recognized and native content is
+  retained, including block scalars.
+
 ## Findings and priority
 
 P1 means a supported invocation is blocked or its report content is corrupted.
diff --git a/show.go b/show.go
index b272c69..3ea1f6f 100644
--- a/show.go
+++ b/show.go
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ func hasYAMLDirective(native []byte) bool {
 	lines := bytes.Split(native, []byte("\n"))
 	for _, line := range lines {
 		trimmed := bytes.TrimSpace(line)
-		if bytes.Equal(trimmed, []byte("---")) || bytes.HasPrefix(trimmed, []byte("--- #")) {
+		if isYAMLDocumentStart(string(trimmed)) {
 			return false
 		}
 		if bytes.HasPrefix(trimmed, []byte("%YAML ")) || bytes.HasPrefix(trimmed, []byte("%TAG ")) {
@@ -135,8 +135,17 @@ func frameEffectiveYAML(scope string, native []byte) []byte {
 	hasDirective := false
 	for _, line := range lines {
 		trimmed := strings.TrimSpace(string(line))
-		if trimmed == "---" || strings.HasPrefix(trimmed, "--- #") {
+		if isYAMLDocumentStart(trimmed) {
 			out := make([]byte, 0, len(native)+len(comment))
+			// Inline content may be a block scalar; place the label before
+			// its marker rather than interrupting the native value.
+			content := strings.TrimSpace(strings.TrimPrefix(trimmed, "---"))
+			if content != "" && !strings.HasPrefix(content, "#") {
+				out = append(out, native[:position]...)
+				out = append(out, comment...)
+				out = append(out, native[position:]...)
+				return out
+			}
 			out = append(out, native[:position+len(line)]...)
 			if len(line) > 0 && line[len(line)-1] != '\n' {
 				out = append(out, '\n')
@@ -175,3 +184,7 @@ func showFailure(cause error, diagnostics []Diagnostic, reportStarted bool) Outc
 	outcome.ReportIncomplete = reportStarted
 	return outcome
 }
+
+func isYAMLDocumentStart(line string) bool {
+	return strings.HasPrefix(line, "---") && (len(line) == 3 || line[3] == ' ' || line[3] == '\t')
+}
diff --git a/show_test.go b/show_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ad5e2ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/show_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+package commandkit
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"go.yaml.in/yaml/v4"
+	"io"
+	"reflect"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestEffectiveYAMLFramingPreservesOneNativeDocument(t *testing.T) {
+	for _, native := range []string{
+		"--- {setting: value}\n", "---\t{setting: value}\n", "--- value\n",
+		"--- |\n  first\n  second\n", "--- # authored\nsetting: value\n",
+		"setting: value\n", "%YAML 1.1\n--- {setting: value}\n",
+	} {
+		t.Run(native, func(t *testing.T) {
+			var want any
+			if err := yaml.Unmarshal([]byte(native), &want); err != nil {
+				t.Fatal(err)
+			}
+			framed := frameEffectiveYAML("app", []byte(native))
+			withoutLabel := bytes.Replace(framed, []byte("# scope: app\n"), nil, 1)
+			if !strings.HasPrefix(native, "---") && !strings.HasPrefix(native, "%") {
+				withoutLabel = bytes.TrimPrefix(withoutLabel, []byte("---\n"))
+			}
+			if !bytes.Equal(withoutLabel, []byte(native)) {
+				t.Fatalf("native content changed: %q", framed)
+			}
+			if !bytes.Contains(framed, []byte("# scope: app\n")) {
+				t.Fatalf("missing label: %q", framed)
+			}
+			decoder := yaml.NewDecoder(bytes.NewReader(framed))
+			var got any
+			if err := decoder.Decode(&got); err != nil {
+				t.Fatal(err)
+			}
+			if !reflect.DeepEqual(got, want) {
+				t.Fatalf("got=%#v want=%#v", got, want)
+			}
+			if err := decoder.Decode(new(any)); err != io.EOF {
+				t.Fatalf("extra document: %v", err)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}